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Lary Sorensen

Lary Sorensen

1977–1988 · Bats R · Throws R · 6'2", 200 lb · b. 1955 Detroit, MI

Also in Triple-A · Double-A

Career 93–103 · 4.15 ERA · 569 SO · 1736.1 IP · 346 G · 3 H · .049 AVG

Seasons leading his league

2

1 best in baseball 1 league only

10 Top-5 finishes

2 Title seasons

2 Categories led

1980 Best season

Spanning 1980–1981, peaking at 1 titles in 1980.

Team records #4 Brewers 1978 W #4 Brewers 1978 IP

All-Time Standing

Against every player since 1871

Among league leaders

2,194th League titles 2
1,857th Best in baseball 1
2,600th Top-5 finishes 10

Each rank is against the players who have achieved that thing at least once.

Career leaderboards

242nd Pitcher Putouts 151

All-time career totals, top 500 per category.

Where He Led

led all of MLB led his league

Category	Titles	Best	Streak	Seasons
Pitcher Fielding Percentage	1	1st	—	1980 1.000
Pitcher Putouts	1	1st	—	1981 NL 15 1978 #2
Pitcher Range Factor	—	#3	—	1978 #3

Title Seasons

2 seasons with at least one title

Year	Titles	Led in
1981	1	P PO 15
1980	1	P FPCT 1.000

Pitching

11 seasons

Year	Team	Lg	W	L	ERA	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	WHIP
1977	ML4	AL	7	10	4.36	23	20	0	142.1	147	69	10	36	57	1.29
1978	ML4	AL	18	12	3.21	37	36	1	280.2	277	100	14	50	78	1.17
1979	ML4	AL	15	14	3.98	34	34	0	235.1	250	104	30	42	63	1.24
1980	ML4	AL	12	10	3.68	35	29	1	195.2	242	80	13	45	54	1.47
1981	SLN	NL	7	7	3.27	23	23	0	140.1	149	51	3	26	52	1.25
1982	CLE	AL	10	15	5.61	32	30	0	189.1	251	118	19	55	62	1.62
1983	CLE	AL	12	11	4.24	36	34	0	222.2	238	105	21	65	76	1.36
1984	OAK	AL	6	13	4.91	46	21	1	183.1	240	100	21	44	63	1.55
1985	CHN	NL	3	7	4.26	45	3	0	82.1	86	39	8	24	34	1.34
1987	MON	NL	3	4	4.72	23	5	1	47.2	56	25	7	12	21	1.43
1988	SFN	NL	0	0	4.86	12	0	2	16.2	24	9	1	3	9	1.62
Career	—	—	93	103	4.15	346	235	6	1736.1	1,960	800	147	402	569	1.36

Batting

11 seasons

Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
1977	ML4	AL	23	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	—	—	—	—
1978	ML4	AL	37	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	—	—	—	—
1979	ML4	AL	34	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	—	—	—	—
1980	ML4	AL	35	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	—	—	—	—
1981	SLN	NL	23	46	1	3	1	0	0	0	0	21	0	.065	.085	.087	.172
1982	CLE	AL	32	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	—	—	—	—
1983	CLE	AL	36	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	—	—	—	—
1984	OAK	AL	46	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	—	—	—	—
1985	CHN	NL	45	6	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	4	0	.000	.143	.000	.143
1987	MON	NL	23	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	5	0	.000	.111	.000	.111
1988	SFN	NL	12	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000
Career	—	—	346	61	2	3	1	0	0	0	2	30	0	.049	.094	.066	.159

Fielding

1 position

Year	Team	Lg	Pos	G	GS	INN	PO	A	E	DP	TC	FLD%	RF
1977	ML4	AL	P	23	20	142.1	15	23	1	4	39	.974	1.65
1978	ML4	AL	P	37	36	280.2	28	44	3	1	75	.960	1.95
1979	ML4	AL	P	34	34	235.1	23	39	6	3	68	.912	1.82
1980	ML4	AL	P	35	29	195.2	18	30	0	5	48	1.000	1.37
1981	SLN	NL	P	23	23	140.1	15	21	2	3	38	.947	1.57
1982	CLE	AL	P	32	30	189.1	10	28	4	2	42	.905	1.19
1983	CLE	AL	P	36	34	222.2	20	39	2	1	61	.967	1.64
1984	OAK	AL	P	46	21	183.1	15	18	1	3	34	.971	0.72
1985	CHN	NL	P	45	3	82.1	4	14	2	1	20	.900	0.40
1987	MON	NL	P	23	5	47.2	3	5	1	0	9	.889	0.35
1988	SFN	NL	P	12	0	16.2	0	2	0	0	2	1.000	0.17
Career	—	—	P	346	235	1736.1	151	263	22	23	436	.950	1.20